As The National reports this morning: Reform UK are set to become Holyrood’s second party as the SNP remains the dominant force in Scottish politics, according
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Yesterday, the USA took a step away from fascism
There are moments when the institutions of law have to remind governments that they are not kings. Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the legality of
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New glossary entry: markets
Markets are systems in which goods, services, labour, and financial assets are exchanged under rules that determine prices and terms of trade. They are not
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January’s record tax receipts: the real story that was not told
The BBC reported yesterday that: A surge in capital gains tax, employers’ National Insurance contributions and a boost in income tax receipts helped buoy the
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Why are people angry?
People in the UK are angry, and they have good reasons. Stagnant wages, housing costs, collapsing public services and growing inequality are real. But the
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Crunch time for Trump
The New York Times has just reported: Let me contextualise this. The decision does not prove there is a god, but it does seem a
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It’s time to own up
I note this comment by Xander Elliards in The National this morning: If she were alive to see her middle son arrested, it is unlikely
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Do yout want to write a book review?
One of the many discussions that we have had here of late has been about how to get more people talking about politics for people,
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Silence is no longer neutrality : On the monarchy, accountability and reform
The reported arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office is not just another royal scandal. It is
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